Last Call: Have you made your lemon pig for the New Year yet?
Lots of people have traditions to kick off the New Year with a fortunate omen, from making resolutions to eating…
Banana-shaped toy involved in departure of two Iowa government officials
It’s one banana, Michael, how much harm could it do? Plenty.
Throw away your other recipes—here’s the perfect fruit crumble
As you might know if you peruse this website regularly, I am a big fan of pie and pie-related things. Under the latter…
What’s the difference between jams, jellies, marmalades, preserves, and compotes?
You may think you’re a confident connoisseur, expertly navigating shelves of small-batch pickles, heirloom grains, and 2…
Gala finally kicks Red Delicious out of the top apple spot
The U.S. Apple Association is projecting that the Gala apple will overtake the Red Delicious apple as the most popular…
If you like piña coladas, or getting caught with cocaine
Pineapples are having a big week. First, floating pineapples turned up on the shores of Shetland, Scotland, months…
Rotten fruit is making wasps drunk and angrier
After an early wasp season in England this year due to changing weather patterns, the flying, stinging insects are on…
Last Call: The bizarre prehistoric history of bananas and other produce
I was unfamiliar with Sam O’Nella Academy’s series of humorous historical videos, but was intrigued by this trending…
Millions of people watched a lemon roll down a hill
In these trying times, people are desperate for anything that will take their mind off of the hellscape political…
Latest grocery store prank: carving creepy messages into “haunted” bananas
We’re usually too busy shopping at the grocery store to spend any time on pranks (we can barely squeeze in a free grape…
Salmonella outbreak linked to melon spreads to 8 states
Hope you’re back to enjoying Caesar salad after the recent romaine lettuce scare, because your summer fruit salads may…
Can you eat too much fruit?
Under the category of restrictive diets, there might be one even strict than veganism: the world of the fruitarian.…
The Supreme Court once ruled on whether a tomato is a fruit or vegetable
Picture it: I’m just sipping my morning coffee, browsing for weird internet facts (as one does), when I stumble onto a B…
Justin Timberlake's “braspberries” may come to fruition
Last year, Justin Timberlake went off into the woods Bon Iver-style and emerged with a new album, a penchant for camo…
Fertility troubles may be worsened by eating too much fast food, not enough fruit
Anyone who’s struggling with infertility can tell you it’s one of the most difficult things you might ever experience,…
Rotting fruit mistaken for gas leak causes campus evacuation
Durian is a fine-tasting but very bad smelling fruit. Although Southeast Asia calls it “the king of fruits,” Wikipedia…
How to play god with fruit: a guide to ripening
Go to your kitchen and lean in close to the fruit bowl. Put your ear to an apple and listen. Can you hear the tiny…
Tom Brady hates strawberries because he used to smell them a lot
Patroits quarterback and reigning Super Bowl loser Tom Brady recently made an appearance on the NPR quiz show Wait Wait…